HE is Risen!

Thankful Arthur - He is risen as He said! Life’s toils, as promised, are but a breath for what awaits us. As I watched on the play offered free online from Sight and Sound theatre “Jesus” - crying through most of it, I am reminded of what the Savior suffered for us, so keep your eyes focused on Christ, not as Peter, who took his eyes off the suffering savior, sank in the water and denied Christ 3X.... but God in His mercy, loved! :prayer-hands:

Tammie,

I used to attend the Friends of Israel prophecy conferences every fall held at Inn of Willow Valley (now its called Double Tree Resort by Hilton Hotel) Lancaster, PA and the Sight & Sound Millennium theater is in the area and we would get tickets to see their plays. The Creation Story, Noah, Ruth, The Christmas Story, The Easter one, etc.  Their original theater house is a lot smaller and is called Living Waters ... they still hold plays there as well ... I saw David vs Goliath, Fanny Crosby & her life story and the inspiration behind the songs she wrote.  Very well done and when the stories required animals ... most of the time they used real animals.  Then Sight and Sound branched out and built a theater in the Branson area.  I haven’t been to that one.

Thanks for the on-line heads up.  I will watch the play later today. :good:

Geri,

I have traveled up to Lancaster, PA to see several of their productions, amazing the witness. Used to always be crowded. My daughter-in-law is from PA.  Been to Bird in Hand, PA and surrounding towns many times over in years gone by.
Watching Jack Hibbs sunrise service, Calvary Chapel in CA. One thing about being home, lots of choices and multiple services one can watch. Saw Franklin Grahame earlier in Central Park. :prayer-hands:  Praying the Gospel goes out to thousands upon thousands today ..... the wedding season has begun, any day.  FYI, I don’t hold to a feast day rapture— weddings are not allowed on a God given feast or Sabbath- so any day now! Gods timing is always perfect, as Jan Markel says, God is never late, He is always on time and never surprised, His timing is perfect and when we get to heaven we will look back and go, of course it is that day! :mdrmdr: :good:
Also, Jan’s last interviews, part 1&2 with Michelle Bachman was awesome.
See you sooner than later! :prayer-hands:

Small world ... I’m familiar with Bird-in-Hand, PA.   They have the farmers market and a few quaint shops.  Lancaster region is such a neat place to visit.  Yep, every time we attended a Bible play they were booked solid.

I’m glad to hear you are staying positive and it can still happen this spring or summer.  I’m very down today ... especially hearing a few people say we need to wait for Sept. and one of my friends is saying “in today’s newspaper (in Australia), a front page news article said that a vaccine for the COVID19 could be rolled out this September. Scientists at the Oxford University in the U.K. have been working on it, experimenting on chimpanzees with success, and are planning to start human trials in two weeks. They are sounding very hopeful about it.”   Perhaps that’s when they say “peace and safety”?   So I’m bracing myself now for a looong 5 more months before flying upward.

Geri,

I totally loved the atmosphere in that region.....Let me encourage you with a bit of truth, our God is able, He will work from the beginning to the end. He has put eternity into the heart of man (woman), sing for joy because at any moment, I like to say at any twinkle, we WILL hear a cry of command, we WILL hear the sound of Gods trumpet, the dead WILL rise incorruptible and we WILL rise to meet them in the air. That’s a promise. Our time is limited and finite, eternity is going to be amazing and never ending. Why would Christ take such pains to describe the church new covenant of His death in terms the Galilean apostles would have understood and they understood the covenant of the wedding arrangement, they would have totally understand the concept of, I’m going to make a place for you and when the Father says “go get your bride”.... why the parable of the waiting virgins (bridesmaids), why lamps (night time), why like a thief (the wedding is a surprise) if that was not important to understand. According to Judaism, weddings have NEVER been allowed on a God designed, ordained, appointed feast day or Sabbath, so, our going home is eminent (any minute). Take heart, I have great respect for JD, Amir, etc... but I have greater respect for Gods Holy truth and as Jesus said, my Father WILL tell me when to get my bride.... we are indeed in the bride season per tradition, so sing the resurrection songs, throughout your house to send the lier fleeing, you know our time is very short! I get very excited from 1400 until 1700 (Jerusalem time, according to my EST), every day! Look to the sky, pray and seek the Bridegroom! He Is Coming, just like He said, remember they (early church) didn’t understand His death until He rose! They thought he was coming into Jerusalem as the concussing King, instead of the sacrificial lamb. His death was bigger than they new for their little world, His coming for us is far more infinite than our little brains can or will perceive.. God has hidden from them (Us) what He has done from the beginning to the end....we are such an arrogant and prideful race, no wonder!  Suggest to play those awesome praise songs you have and take comfort knowing SOON! :prayer-hands:

No doubt the Lord will continue to reveal His heart towards us, as well as His plans.  Psalms instructs us to kiss the Son, lest we perish!  Ergo the need for a personal relationship!  TR

Being risen, He stayed risen for forty days.  Then He ascended!  Forty being the number of testing, He was allowing His resurrection to be tested in the hearts of His disciples.  And then by every believer in the world thereafter!  TR

40 days from ascension is May 22, not a wedding day, because it’s a Sabbath, so maybe 23 or 24! The Father knows! Looking up anyway! :prayer-hands:

Hope and faith is all that we can really count on.  Truly we can also continue to watch the world and Satan to tip their hand!  He knows our hearts on the matter, that is what is most important!  TR